We are using ORD version 2021 R2 for this project. Our DOT has requested that the existing drainage features be displayed in the cross sections with dashed and reduced weight lines. Is there a way to accomplish that? We have separate existing drainage, and proposed drainage design drawings which are referenced into the section drawing. I cannot determine a way to display the features as they've requested. One other point they are taking exception to is the display of skewed culverts in the sections which appear as parabolas. (confusing...what is that?!?) It used to be we could project forward and backward in the sections insuring all the drainage in the area is captured in the section. We now are left with no other option than to show everything as-is or not show drainage at all.
The "easiest" way I can think of would be to have different feature definitions/element templates for existing vs. proposed.
You may be able to change the level settings for your existing files in your cross section drawings, but not everyone allows that kind of modification.
The other issues with modeling are that skewed or projected objects look the way they "really" look, not the way we are used to portraying them. I've run into that any number of times over the years. Half the time people can be made to understand what they are seeing, and the other half of the time I just draft in what they expect to see.
MaryB
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